Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Öztek

Öztek /øzˈtec/ ASCII Oztek

“truly unique”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
front
Initial
Ö
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Öztek?

Öztek

IPA /øzˈtec/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Öztek mean?

Öz “genuine” joins tek “single, unique”: “truly one of a kind”. The first element Öz- appears in many surnames such as Öztürk and Özdemir.1,2

That Öztek goes back to öz and tek is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Öztek made of?

Öztek is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: own; true) + tek (tek: single, sole).

Öztek + root öz öz: own; true TURKIC öz “own; pure, genuine” root tek tek: single, sole TURKIC tek “single, sole, unique” Öztek öz root öz: own; true öz TURKIC “own; pure, genuine” tek root tek: single, sole tek TURKIC “single, sole, unique”
Öztek: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — own; pure, genuine1
  • tek Turkic — single, sole, unique2

How was the name Öztek formed?

Öztek is a name newly coined from öz (“öz: own; true”) and tek (“tek: single, sole”) in the years of the surname law.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Öztek?

Öztek Tek Tekdemir Tektaş Tekbilek Tekdal Tekgül Aytek
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tek same root – –
02 Tekdemir same root – –
03 Tektaş same root – –
04 Tekbilek same root – –
05 Tekdal same root – –
06 Tekgül same root – –
07 Aytek same root – –

How is Öztek written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Oztek: ö and ü often lose their dots.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tek accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Öztek

Q1

What does the surname Öztek mean?

Öz “genuine” joins tek “single, unique”: “truly one of a kind”. The first element Öz- appears in many surnames such as Öztürk and Özdemir.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Öztek?

Öztek is made up of two elements: öz “own; pure, genuine” (Turkic) and tek “single, sole, unique” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Öztek?

Öz·tek, 2 syllables; IPA: /øzˈtec/.